Three teens charged in connection to Mooresville double homicide: Sheriff
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Three teens have been charged with murder in connection to a double homicide in Mooresville from March 9, according to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office.
Two boys, ages 15 and 17, are charged with:
2 counts of first-degree murder
Felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill
3 counts of felony armed robbery with a dangerous weapon
Felony conspiracy to commit murder
Another 15-year-old boy is being charged with:
Felony assault with a deadly weapon on law enforcement
Felony possession of methamphetamine
Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
Misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon
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On March 9, deputies responded to 109 Home Drive and found three victims restrained and bound, officials said. Two people were killed and one was transported to a local medical center with life-threatening injuries.
On Sunday, March 10, deputies responded to 1580 Ostwalt Amity Road near Troutman with warrants for the suspect, Justin Michael Strawser. Police had an hours-long standoff with Strawser, with minors inside the home. The minors involved refused to leave the home for several hours, according to the Sheriff.
Deputies said they eventually forced the teens out through tear gas, with Strawser coming in right behind them in a bulletproof vest, firing a rifle at law enforcement on the scene. Deputies fired back, killing Strawser.
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On Tuesday, March 12, investigators received warrants for 40-year-old Ashlee Louise Klepfer, Strawser’s wife. Deputies arrested her during a traffic stop in Statesville, where she was with a 15-year-old boy with a loaded handgun and methamphetamine.
Klepfer’s charges include felony accessory after the fact, five counts of misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor and 4 counts of misdemeanor failure to secure a firearm from a minor.
Deputies say of the juveniles who were charged, two are being held in South Carolina and the third is being held in a juvenile detention facility in North Carolina.
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